@mgdotdev
Language doesn't matter, as long as you're editing it in Vim.
@Sky_ye
I also had same problem couple months ago. Knowing already Node+TS & Ruby on Rails my tech stack didn't include performant multiplatform any-purpose language that didn't need installing any runtime libraries to execute it. Had to choose between between Go and Rust (I didn't want C++). After some pros and cons I've choosen Rust. It took me like 2 weeks to finish rust book (couple hrs a day) and many small projects to "feel the language" as it was my first low-level language, and understanding ownership, smart pointers first ever seen or raw multithreading with Arc Mutex and other "features" wasn't the easiest and other languages experience didn't help much with more advanced things. But couple months later (not focused on Rust, but used on some projects) I feel very natural writing Rust, and I don't regret my decision. From my observation Rust are much more multi-purpose tool than Go, I see Go mostly focused in webservers and microservices but there are not that huge community around other things like: Game development, Machine Learning, Crossplatform desktop app (Tauri) etc. many of them aren't production-ready but it's still growing. Also another thing is ATM for GraphQL Rust seems to be more attractive. Rust also gave me other look on "how other languages I use works under the hood". Also Rust compiler does great job here preventing most errors (other than logical) so when you'll manage to compile your code it'll likely work and won't crash. After learning Rust I've also took some time to learn about Go to see if I've missed the mark... aaand I didn't. Surely often I've used less code to accomplish same things but I've had runtime errors that almost doesn't exist in Rust even if you are beginner, maybe it's caused by libraries I used but sometimes it lacked types completion,I also didn't like way of structuring project to make every project package, Rust is much better here for me, and I'm sure that code maintenance are much better in Rust and it needs much less tests. Only thing I'm missing in Rust are Go compile time, even tho I'm using MBA M1 or I9-10900k PC it's noticeable and are the biggest pain of Rust for me at the moment. For less explicit and performance hungry things I prefer using things I know the best: NodeJS or (if possible by 3rd party) Deno (written in Rust) that can even create executable file to run anywhere. I don't think Go is bad language, It's great but in my situation Rust suits much better, and when Rust is not needed Node is enough. But if someone don't know any language knowing both are great combo. And I don't recommend Rust as first language to learn. Better first learn any easier language like Go, Typescript or Python to understand what's all about then trying yourself in Rust.
@MrAnandml
Our company ...is now using Rust in production, especially embedded ML (inference side). I must say ...Man its one of the finest programming language humans ever discovered .
@lucgeorges4360
I'd argue learning Rust is kind of like learning C, in the sense that it teaches you programming fundamentals that you'll be able to translate to any other language you learn. It has definitely made me a better programmer, though I agree it's tough finding a job where you can do Rust. EDIT : I use vim everywhere
@edoardocostantini2930
I've been working with rust for six months and I must say I wasnt really into it in the beginning, the learning scale is steeper than a wall and it can be frustrating. Once you get the hang of it though you start to appreciate all that it has to offer in terms of compile time checks and memory management. Rust coupled with a decent test suite makes it very hard to have runtime errors. On the other hand I think go is by far gets you the most value per time spent learning between the two and in terms of compile time leaves rust in the dust which is a God send if you're into tdd.
@calder-ty
I love Rust so much, but solid advice about go. For personal or helpful side projects I always find myself turning to it. But I can't argue that if you only have the time to choose one, currently as it stands, Go is the option that the market wants right now.
@levantos
I will say whilst I've been looking for jobs this summer in 2022 I've seen a lot of new Rust jobs popping out of the woodwork. It's been a genuine suprising amount. There's fullstack frontend leaning roles that use Rust. There's been junior Rust positions I've seen that don't even require strong Rust skills. I've seen crazy junior software engineer positions in fintech using Rust for £80k+. HOWEVER, definitley more GoLang jobs out there but hey, watch this space. I think Rust is really snowballing with it's adoption.
@iamtheV0RTEX
For someone who just wants to learn and isn't restricted by time or money, I would say Rust is a better choice. Rust is hard to learn because Rust is fundamentally different from pretty much any other language, and forces you to understand your code on a deeper level. Time invested in learning Rust will pay off even if you don't end up using Rust, because concepts like reference pointers, stack vs heap allocation, mutability vs immutability, and algebraic type systems are useful in virtually all languages. Languages that hide these details from you make it easier to go from project idea to a working prototype, but they aren't going to make you a more well-rounded computer science expert, and they won't help you when these abstractions fail and you have to fix a dangling pointer or deadlock condition in your code. But yeah Go will get you a job way faster than Rust. And sometimes you gotta prioritize paying the bills.
@anarchymatt
I wanted to say "you should learn Haskell, because side effects are for losers" but then this video was very wholesome and earnest so now I don't know what to do
@SquidwradThomas
This was a crucial conversation that was significantly needed, even to this day i question my quest to learn rust. I have a long history with Java and python so I should have definitely learned go for it’s simplicity but I loved rust speed so I gave it a try and I guess I’m surviving.
@holonaut
Solid advice for learning a first language. But if you already have a job as a dev, the next language should be purely based on your passion. Since you already know a language that you can get a job in. Learning a language purely based on how easy it is to find a job in it right now will only hurt you in the long run.
@lala123nne
I agree with your advise. Coming from C++ I love Rust buuuut the simplicity of Go is unbeatable, so yuo can have something working in no time plus the runtime speed of Rust is not necessary on every domain.
@DevlogBill
I don't know if you should be creating YouTube content for programming or stand-up? But your hilarious and entertaining! At the same time, you provide very informative content, thank you.
@earthling_parth
I had a feeling it would be go overall w.r.t to current situation. Can't wait for GO/Rust comparison video Prime!
@yannickpeter8607
Last year i hired in a company which mainly uses go. I was a bit concerned if it would be the right fit for me (mostly done python and java before)... I am now absolutely loving it! Migrated all my sideprojects to go. Even some cli tools. Cobra and Viper are awesome libraries for that.
@MuhammadSalman7236
1:36 "Go is a great language to Go" 🗣️🔥🔥
@nodidog
Been learning Go for the last six months or so, always nice to hear positive reinforcement 🥳
@harunsheikhali5179
DUDE you have no idea how much you influenced my decision to learn Go lool :)
@STiAT-DaSchurl
I mostly use Go for APIs, automation and stuff like that, I do use Rust for controlling hardware/SoC boards and the peripherials attached... where Rust is a lot more suited for in my opinion than Go.
@ThePrimeagen